Respecting Patient Care Boundaries - Philips IntelliVue Telemetry System Infrastructure Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2: Planning Your ITS Deployment

Respecting Patient Care Boundaries

When planning your IntelliVue Telemetry System deployment, you must take into
consideration the boundaries of the patient care environment and the restrictions
against installing network equipment within these boundaries.
Use caution when installing network equipment. Typically, network equipment is not
suitable for use within the patient environment.
Warning Network system components are not suitable for installation in the Patient Care
Vicinity (Patient Environment) -- any area within 1.5 meters (4.9 ft.) horizontally and
2.5 m (8.2 ft.) vertically above the floor from any patient care location in which
medical diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of the patient is carried out.
Note also the general restriction concerning location of ITS Access Points.
Warning The ITS Access Point must be operated at least 15 cm (6 inches) from any person.
This is necessary to ensure that the product is operated in accordance with the
Radio Frequency (RF) Guidelines for Human Exposure.
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1.5 m
(4.9 ft.)
2.5 m
(8.2 ft.)
1.5 m
(4.9 ft.)
Figure 2-1: Patient Environment Boundaries
1.5 m
(4.9 ft.)
1.5 m
(4.9 ft.)